पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 23, 2020 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.26 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।

अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्।।5.26।।

"5.26 Saints who know their Selves, who control their minds, and feel neither desire nor anger, find Eternal Bliss everywhere." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	8.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	291.75°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	356.04°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	50.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	277.52°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

Seattle, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 04 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 55 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:53 – 15:39
Yamaganda	05:06 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla	08:37 – 10:22
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:06 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:51 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:37 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:08 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:53 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:39 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:10 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:24 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:39 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:53 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:08 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:37 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:51 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870497.27
Julian Day	2458962.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.86°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1367°), declination 12.63°, EoT 1.60 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2020-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)